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Where does the finite verb usually appear in a Scandinavian main clause?
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Scandinavian languages
Distribution of the Germanic languages in Europe.
In Scandinavian languages, the finite verb in a main clause is typically placed in the second position.1
While this position can be preceded by various sentence constituents, it is most commonly preceded by the subject. If the subject does not precede the verb, it follows it.1